The most gorgeous iPhone speaker in the world isn’t even a speaker

18

Jul

2014

What happens when a great idea and a gorgeous modern design meet traditional materials and phenomenal craftsmanship? Eight happens. Handmade speaker designer Stark recently unveiled Eight, the company’s latest creation that is like no iPhone accessory you’ve ever seen before. Hand crafted from beautiful walnut or birdseye maple wood, the Eight is an acoustic amplifier that needs no power to amplify music or any other sounds played by an iPhone. It’s not a speaker, but rather an amplifier that projects sound from two large hollow chambers. “Eight is not only beautiful to look at. A lot of thought has gone into the design,” the company said in a press release. “The original shape acoustically amplifies the sound of your iPhone resulting in a